Juan Maria Fernandez y Krohn

Juan Maria Fernandez y Krohn (1948-) was a Spanish priest and lawyer who attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet on 12 May 1982.

Biography
Juan Maria Fernandez y Krohn was born in Spain in 1948, and he became a Catholic priest in 1978. Fernandez y Krohn became an opponent of Pope John Paul II's reforms, claiming that he was sent by the Soviet Union to infiltrate the Vatican. On 12 May 1982, Fernandez y Krohn assaulted the Pope with a bayonet in Fatima, Portugal just a day before the anniversary of the first assassination attempt on the Pope. He served three years in prison, and he abandoned the priesthood and moved to Belgium. He became an expert in art and literature of the post-Spanish Civil War period from 1939 to 1990. In July 2000, he attempted to breach security and approach King Juan Carlos I of Spain, but he was unable to reach him.